Police and passengers scuffle after delayed Maldivian flight to Chengdu

A scuffle broke out between passengers waiting to board and police after a Maldivian flight bound for Chengdu, China, was severely delayed. A video circulating on social media first showed police forcing some passengers to sit down. Police said they provided assistance in connection with the frustration caused by the delayed flight. No further details were provided. MACL told Sun that the delayed flight was a Maldivian flight scheduled to depart for Chengdu, China. The services required to be provided to passengers because of the delay had been provided, MACL said. "There would be frustrations, wouldn't there, during a delay; there was no major incident," MACL said. Maldivian told Sun that check-in for the delayed flight had begun and departure was at 4:15 pm. The issue that affected the flight had also been resolved, Maldivian said.